Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hard to swallow

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.86 in modern English

Syllables
hard -to swal-low
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Difficult to accept; hard to acquiesce to.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

more hard to swallow (comparative) most hard to swallow (superlative)

Phrases

bitter pill to swallow difficult pill to swallow hard pill to swallow pill to swallow tough pill to swallow bad taste in one's mouth sugarcoat the pill

Frequently Paired Words

bitter pill to swallow difficult pill to swallow hard pill to swallow pill to swallow tough pill to swallow bad taste in one's mouth distasteful dysphagia

Questions

What does hard to swallow mean?
Difficult to accept; hard to acquiesce to.

How to pronounce hard to swallow

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